Scott Professional of Year 2022

The Imperial Calcasieu Society for Human Resources Management is proud to announce that Dr. Krisin Scott, assistant professor at McNeese State University, has been awarded the esteemed title of ICSHRM Professional of the Year for 2022.

Scott’s work with award-winning McNeese Student SHRM chapter and with her dedication to teaching and student engagement, has earned her this well-deserved recognition. She has been a full-time faculty member at McNeese since August 2018.

Her expertise in employment law, staffing, recruiting, performance management, and strategic HRM has been instrumental in shaping the next generation of HR professionals.

In addition to her role as an assistant professor, Scott also serves as the chapter advisor for the McNeese State University student chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management, demonstrating her commitment to fostering student development and engagement in HR-related activities. Prior to joining McNeese State University, Scott served as the Director of Educational Technology at Tyler Junior College for almost 10 years as a member of the IT Leadership Team.

Scott’s contributions to the field of human resources, her dedication to teaching, and her commitment to student engagement make her a deserving recipient of the ICSHRM Professional of the Year award for 2022. Her endowed professorship from the Calcasieu Parish Industrial Development Board Professorship for Industrial and Economic Development, awarded in November 2019, further reflects her outstanding achievements and recognition in the field.

Firm welcomes Stewart to team

The law firm of Veron Bice welcomes a new attorney, Gage Stewart, to their team.

 Gage, a Lake Charles native, graduated from St. Louis Catholic High School and attended McNeese State University. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in biochemistry. Gage received his Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, along with a graduate certificate in Energy Law and Policy. During law school, Gage authored several articles for the Journal of Energy Law and Resources, where he served as a senior associate of Volume 10.

After graduating from law school in 2022, Gage returned to Lake Charles and joined Veron Bice. His areas of practice include commercial litigation, personal injury, and oil and gas litigation.

EXIT Realty expands staff

Local EXIT Realty affiliated offices are pleased to announce the addition of the following individuals to their teams of dedicated real estate professionals.

Abby Broussard and Dillon Lawson have joined EXIT Bayou Realty at 722 N U.S. 171, Lake Charles.

Vicky Fuselier has joined EXIT Realty Southern located at 3701 Maplewood Drive, Sulphur.

These EXIT Realty offices are proud members of EXIT Realty of Louisiana’s rapidly expanding network of independently owned and operated brokerages across the region. A portion of every transaction fee received by EXIT Realty Corp. International is applied to its charitable fund, and to-date, $7 million has been allocated to charity.

Grenzebach wins Phoenix Award

Tyson Grenzebach, president/CEO of Landlocked Industries, has won the Phoenix Award for Outstanding Small Business Disaster Recovery from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Grenzebach founded Landlocked Aviation Services in 2009. A 2015 contract to paint aircraft in Lake Charles allowed Grenzebach to work with premier airline industry leaders. By 2017, he obtained his own FAA certificate and all operations/leases in Lake Charles, including three large aircraft hangars.

Landlocked became a core provider for both Northrop Grumman and Delta. Their revenues grew as did their customer base until 2020, when back-to-back disasters struck. While COVID-19 impacts were increasing, Lake Charles was devastated by Hurricane Laura.

Landlocked Industries LLC dealt with physical losses and damages due to the hurricane, obtaining an SBA disaster loan for $2 million to repair and replace the hurricane-damaged property. Due to the COVID-19 impacts, Tyson received $2 million COVID-EIDL funding to retain his professional staff and stay in business. As a result of SBA assistance and Tyson and the team’s hard work, Landlocked had a year of record revenue in 2022 and continues to thrive.

McNeese faculty honored

MONROE — McNeese State University medical laboratory science students recently competed at the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Bi State meeting with the Louisiana and Mississippi societies.

This annual meeting of the professional laboratory society allows medical laboratory professionals to network, learn new technologies, obtain professional development and earn continuing education units.

McNeese faculty were also honored at the meeting. Jennifer Bushnell, director of the medical laboratory science program and assistant professor, was awarded the 20 Years Special Member award.

Sonya Hidalgo, medical laboratory science assistant professor, was awarded an Omicron Sigma Award. This award recognizes those dedicated members who volunteer their personal resources, time and energy to ASCLS.

CSE’s Desselle recognized

CSE Federal Credit Union Chief Marketing Officer Colleen Desselle was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes outstanding achievements in marketing, business development and community outreach in the credit union industry.

The awards were presented by the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council, a national network comprised of over 1,200 credit union marketing and business development professionals.

Desselle’s certifications and designations are: Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor, Credit Union Business Development Professional, Credit Union Certified Marketing Executive and she is attending CUNA Management School.